Nutrition and functional status among Palestinian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Hamdan, May; Badrasawi, Manal; Alwafa, Reem Abu

doi:10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.11.006

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“…It was observed, after the analysis of the ten articles, that the types of studies were mainly descriptive [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ], in addition to a cohort study [ 29 ], another prospective and analytical study [ 30 ], and finally, a systematic review [ 31 ]. Table 2 presents a summary of the most relevant aspects of each of the articles (authors, year of publication, country or city, objective, population, methodology, and main findings).…”

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“…On the other hand, Hamdan et al [ 25 ] did not use the PG-SGA to measure the risk of malnutrition, but, instead, they used the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS 2002), in addition to the Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Treatment (FAACT) questionnaire. Their results showed that the differences between the scores of the two questionnaires were not significant in terms of their correlation.…”

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“…On the other hand, Ferigollo et al [ 24 ] pointed out that 77% of patients in the PG-SGA had low weight and 40% had severe weight loss; however, the evaluation of nutritional status using BMI highlighted the prevalence of normal weight and overweight in the patients. Similarly, Hamdan et al [ 25 ] reported that there was no relevant association between the results of BMI and the FAACT and the NRS test. In conclusion, BMI should not be used on its own for the diagnosis of malnutrition, since it has several limitations, among which the artificial increase in body weight due to the accumulation of fluid in the patient and its failure to distinguish between lean and fatty tissue.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is a relationship in all of them between the alteration of analytical data and worse nutritional status. Hamdan et al [ 25 ] highlighted that the majority of patients had low hemoglobin levels (76.3%), with no apparent relationship with nutritional status, unlike albumin, indicating that participants with lower levels than the established ones had a worse score in the FACCT and NRS 2002 questionnaire. The same applied in the study of Hasegawa et al [ 29 ], when transferrin and total protein levels were added to this correlation.…”

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“…Hamdan et al [ 25 ] and Hasegawa et al [ 29 ] focused on the nutrition and functional status of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. These studies highlighted the impact of nutritional support on the overall well-being and even the survival of patients.…”

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